Hand bag



I 4 April 12 1927' Q c. J. MCCABE ET AL HAND BAG Filed June 10. 1926 INVENTOR5 4:. J. I v

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enres :r.- C :ABE; or seooxnn am rev-I'm sceonneq aqr Fas-aqczaw A-YQ New YORKASSIGNORS To MGOABE AND sononnifzonz, :mo;; os-

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' Application .filecl June 10:,

Our present il'wentionlrelates to hand-bags and has particularreference to womensbags of" the type: which: is carried, about day by day-.; r 7 if It is anjfobje ct of the inventionto provide abag-of this character ivhe'rein the structural' components are so shaped and associated thatthebagwillretain its shape for a considerably longer period of time than the bags of usual construction.

here-we have attempted to construct bags by'the association with pivoted frame members and side Walls carried.tl1ereby, of a gusset or-bottom element consisting of a single blank of material, wehave found that extensive use will cause the bag to lose its shape by virtue of the factthat the gusset will stretch and distort. This is parti'cularly'likely to occur where the bag is subjected to frequent use, and Where the-contents'are of a character. to form a bulky mass which stretches the bag in all ,direc- This latter condition is almost universallythe case in bags of this character, and the bulkiness of the contents 'Will'CRUSG the bottom of the bag to stretch and consequently to sag. -Moreover, the constant opening and closing of the bag necessitates the shaping of'aio'ne-plece gusset insuch a man- V to provide abag wherein distortion nerthat alargeexcess of material is generally produced, this excessprojecting in an endwise direction and being one of the'c'auses of eventual i impairmentof appearance. When the original contour oft'he bag, both at thebottom and at the ends, has' once vbeen distorted, either by sag or otherwise, it is extremely difficult for the bagto regain :its original form. r

It is one object. of the present invention to overcome this defect in bags'of this character, and more particularly, 'it'is our objec;

an sagging will be minimized.

In accordance With this object, the invention contemplates the provision of reinforcin ribs for the gussetiithese ribs-being suitably positioned in accordance'witha predetermined plan sov as to'lend support and rigidity Where we have found it -lacking heretofore. r

Another object of the: invention is to provide a structure which permits us' to produce desired configurations with-great accuracy and'ease, thereby making it possible to bodiment of 'Fig- .5.

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produce finished; articles have greatly enhanced qualltles o f appearance and drkmanship. y 7 A feature of the inventionlies in p ovidg ingjthe gusset in the form of acomposite u ur Constitut'ed .of-Linore than a; single elude apair oflongitudinalstrips; it may 1 blank of material: This structure inayine.

also include end portions-of the glu s'setmade' up. of component parts and in the embodiment" which We shall hereinafter describe and 1ll ustrate, vve have sho-Wn'a gussetv formed of: longitudinal strips two pair' 1 of substantially triangular sections arranged atthe ends of; thegusset- 'lheinvention contemplates configuring the variousfcomponent parts of tihegussetin accordance With-apredeterminedfplan so that the resultant article will embody a predetermined desired con-1 tour. r s V Y V Another feature of the invention .lies in designing the: componentparts in such a manner that if these parts are stitched to each other,' the seams themselves will constit'ute thereinfo'rcing ribs, or iat leastldefine the; lines along wh ch separate reinforcing rlbs maybe arranged.

It is a ob j ectgenerally of the invention sov to provide a bag. which will have extremely good wearing qualities, which will "present a. neat workinanhke appearancq; and wh ch is constructedin a manner, which 1'en clers the manufacture looth simpleandinexpensivef T For the attainment of the foregoing ob-.

jects and suchother objects as may hereinafter appear or be pointed out, .We' have illustrated two embodiments of our invention inthe accompanyingfdrawil gs wherein Figs1' is a perspective view of a complete bag formed in accordance with our "inven tion; 7 r p p 2'is a bottom vievv'thereof; Flg. 3 is an endview thereof;

Fig. 4-is across-section "taken along V. the 1 line l4 of Figv3; v V v I Fig. 5 is aside viewof; a-modification and Fig. '6 I is a plan view .ofstrips a n d secti'ons Which are illustrative of the component-{parts Whichmay constitute,- the gusset; of the em.-

Upon viewing Figs 1,, and. drawings, it} vv lll be "observed thate have wherein the mouth or iopening is V v s 1 i shown our invention as embodied ,in'abaga U-shaped rigid frame construction. 'This frame comprlses two complementary U- shaped members or frames 10 adapted to lie atively of each other about their pivots The side elements 11 of the bag are each in the form of a substantially rectangular piece of materialassociated in a suitable manner along one longitudinal edge with the top edge 15 of one ofthe frames 10.

" ile balance of the bag structure illusin the drawings is constituted of a ecting portion which binds the sides 11 rher, and provides the bottom and ends for the bag. We will term this portion of the the gusset. Where we have made this gusset of an imperforate blank, we have found that several disadvantages result. In the first place, the gusset; or bottom will when the bag is loaded and after it has been usedfo r a considerableperiod; in the second place, the excess material which is provided by a onepiece gusset will impair the appearance of the ends of the bag because of their susceptibility to distortion;

and in the third place, an imperforate one- 7 piece gusset permits of only limited'variations in the contour of the finished bag.

In accordance with the present invention, we have found that these difficulties can be overcome in large measure by ma the gusset in a manner which breaks up the and 13, end sections 14, 20,21, and 22,

continuity of the material acrossjthe width of the gusset. Thus, upon viewing Fig. 2 of the drawings, it willbe observed that we have constructed our gusset of component parts which include longitudinal strips 121 ant ' which are mutually associated in a manner presently to be described.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be observed that each of the strips'12 and 13 is provided with an outer concave longitudinal edge 23, thereby causing the strip to diverge outwardly from the center of the bag toward'the end walls thereof. ihe end wall portions of the gusset are constituted of the substantially triangular sections. 14, 20, 21 and 22. Thus,;considering' the. sections 1i and 20, it will be observed that'these sections comprise symmetrical substantially triangular pieces which are united to each other along correspond ing edges, this line of union being shown as a'continuation of the line of union between the strips 12and 13/ This line extends to the pivot points19 and will be presently ob served to constitute the line along which one of the reinforcing ribs is disposed. Each of the sections 14 and 20 has an'end edge which corresponds substantially in length to the length of the leg 18, and the third edge ofeach section extends from the upper end of the leg 18 to a point 24 immediately underneath the endwall portion; It will thus be observed that the edges 25 and 26 of the sections i i and 20 respectively are disposed alon lines which define a V, this V being longitudinally arranged and having its apex directed towards the center of the bag. It will presently be shown that this V defines additional lines along which reinforcements are arranged. I 1

As a result'of this association of the various component parts, the sides 11 will have been connected with each otherby a com posite connecting portion whichconstitutes not only a bottom but also end Walls of the bag. By virtue of the composite nature of this gusset, a finished contour can be imparted to the bag which will be directly dependent upon the shapes which have been chosen for the constituent parts of the gusset. By suitably designing the sections 14, 20, 21 and 22, and the strips 12 and 13, a large Variety of shapes may be imparted not only to the end walls of the bag, but also to the entire bag itself.

in order to illustrate the various possibilities which composite structure of this nature presents, we have illustrated. in Figs. 5 and 6 a modification wherein the gusset is provided with notched ends before it is finally associated with the bag. Referring to 6, it will be observed that the strips 12 and 13 are substantially like the strips 12 and 13. The sections is and 20, how ever, have been so constructed as to provide a V-shaped gap between them.. This gap is ineffect a notch which provides a split end for the gusset; and when the notch is closed by mutually attaching the edges which define it, a contour will result which will be directly dependent upon the nature of the notch. In the particular illustration shown, a split end of'the character shown in Fig. 6 will produce a finished gusset contour which will have eliminated the excess material heretofore commonly observed in bags of the one-piece construction. The difference between the bag produced by the elements 6, and other bags, will be'obvious upon viewing Fig. 5.

Referring again to Figs. 2 and 3, itwill be seen that we have denoted the seam joining the strips 12 and 13, and joining the symmetrical end sections, by-the reference numeral 27. It is along this seam that we provide a longitudinal reinforcing rib which prevents distortion and sag of the bottom. We have found it satisfactory to construct this seam in such a manner that the seam itself will constitute the reinforcing rib. This is particularly'feasible where the bag is constructed ofmaterial such as leather, and we have found it satisfactory to provide theseam in a manner as shown in Fig. 4. It will be observedthat the strlps 12 and I 13 are not attached directly, to each other,

are preferably turned inwardly in the same direction before being attached to the rib 28.

From'theontside, nothing is Visible except the sm'aill ridge or head constituted by the closed end of the U-shaped rib'28.

The angular lines i-llustratively indicated by the lines 25' and 26, these lines being defined by the attachments of the sections 14,

' 20, 21 and 22'to, the strips 12 and 13', are

also arranged to provide reinforcements.

In the construction shown, the seamSthem:

selves are made' to constitute the reinforcements, small U-shaped connecting IlbS' 30 being interposed" between the component- I V I "by, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end :walls of the bag, said gusset comprising parts .of'thc' gussetv just as the ribf28 was interposed between the "strips 12 and 13. t The reinforcei'nents arranged along these I angularly dlsposed-l nes are effective in sup porting and ';lending rigidity to the end walls of the 'bag,and although we have shown the reinforcement 27 as extendino" all the way to" the" pivots19, nevertheless it will be obvious that as to certain phases of the invention, this particular construction is unessential. Similarly, in so far as the an 'gular reinforcements are concerned, the longitud-inal rein-foreement'27 is more or less optional, depending upon the requirements lVe have, however, found that of the bag. the arrangement illustrated is an extremely satisfactory one, and is particularly adapt able in bags of the character illustrated,

It will he obvious that many changes in the detailsherein described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of our inventionmay be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. It is therefore intended that these details be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. In. a hand bag comprising pivoted frame members and side walls carried thereby, a gusset'adapted to form the bottom and end walls of the bag, said gussethaving composite end wall portions to permit variable shaping of the latter.

2. In a hand bag comprising pivoted frame members and side walls carried there- I by, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and" end walls of the bag, said gusset having end wall portions made up of a plurality of mutually associated sections to permit variable shaping of the end wall portions by the employment of sections of predetermined 4, Ina hand ba comprising pivoted frame membersand side walls carried there- 'by, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls ofthe bag, said gusset having end wall portions made up of two symmetrical substantially triangular sections mutually attached in amanner which imparts a pre-.'

determined contour to'said end walls .dependent upon the contours of said sections.

In a hand bag comprising pivoted,

frame members and side walls carried therea plurality of associated sections shaped to impartacontour to the bag whichis dependent upon the predetermined shaping or said sections, the latter including juXta posedsymmetrical longitudinal stripswhose longitudinal "edges diverge from the center ofthe bag toward the ends thereof.. c

6. In: a l hand bag comprising pivoted 1 framemembers and side walls carried thereby, a gusset adapted to form'the bottom and end walls of the bag, said gusset compris ing. a plurality of associatedsections shaped to impart a contour to the bag which is dependent upon the predetermined shaping of said sections, the latter including a pair of I longitudinal strips and two pairs-of trian gular end sections.

i 7. In a hand bag comprising "pivoted frame members and side walls carried thereby, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls of therbag, said gusset having split end wall portions, wherebyv the latter may be variably shaped by suitably design ing the nature of the splits.

8. In a' hand bag comprising pivoted framemembers and side walls carried thereby, a gusset adapted to form the bottom'and end walls of the bag, said gusset having composite end wall portions to permit variable shapingof the latter, and the component partsot said portions being shaped to provide longitudinal notches before they are associated, whereby said association will impart contours to the end walls dependent upon the shapes or the said notches. I

9. In a hand bag comprising pivoted frame members and sidewalls carried there by, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls of the bag, said gusset having end wall portions made up of a pluralityof mutually associated sections to permit variable shaping of the end wall portions by the employment of sections of predetermined shape, said sectioi :4 being shaped to produce gap between them when laid fiat before association thereof.

10. In a hand bag comprising pivoted frame n'ieinbers and side walls carried thereby, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls of the bag, said gusset having end,

wall portions made up of a plurality of mutusllynssociated sections to permit variable shaping of the end wall portions by the employment of sections of predeteri'nined shape,said sections being shaped toproduoe v shsped gap ,ietween them and at each end of the gusset when they are laid flat he tore association thereoi said gap being closed otter association of said sections by theniutual attachment of the edges defining as 11. In a hand bag comprising pivoted frame members and side walls carried thereby, a gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls of the bag and provided w1th'an-' )loyment oi? sections of predetern'iined shape,v said sections being stitched together alon seams which constitute angularly dispose einiorcing ribs for said end walls. In a hand comprising pivoted iran'ie members and side walls carried thereby, a gusset a lupted to form the bottom and end walls oil the bag, said gusset having end wall portions made up of two substantially triangular sections associated with each other in a manner whereby a variable shape may be imported to'the end wall portions by suitably designing said sections, the latter being stitched together along seams which deinie v shaped reinforcing ribs for said end walls.

in, a hand bag comprising pivoted frame inen'ibers and side walls carried thereby,ti gusset adapted to form the bottom and end walls of the bag, said gusset comprising a lurality of associated sectionsshaped to impart a contour to the bag which is dependent upon. the predetermined shaping of said sections, the latter including a pair of "inal strips and two pairs of tri- 13? end sections, and said strios and sections being stitched together along lines which define a longitudinal reinforcing rib forthe bottom of the bag and angularly disposed reinforcing ribs forthe end walls thereof. v

In witness whereof, we have hereunto signed our names. r 4

CHARLES J. MCCABEJ IRVING SCHOENHOL 1. 

